Campaign Against Antisemitism's video: Amanda Kinsey Podcast Against Antisemitism S4 E6

Amanda Kinsey is a five-time Emmy Award-winning producer and the Director and Producer of the new documentary ‘Jews of the Wild West’. Through on-camera interviews, compelling footage, and historical photographs, the film tells a positive immigration story and highlights the dynamic contributions Jewish Americans made to shaping the Western United States. In this episode, Amanda explains how antisemitism in Eastern Europe caused Jews to flee and start a new life in the American West. _______________________________________________________________ Video contents: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - What inspired the documentary? 04:08 - What were some of the positive contributions that Jews made to the American frontier? 08:35 - Were Jews of the old west able to preserve their religious beliefs? 10:50 - Was there more antisemitism in the East or West of the United States? 15:30 - The Jews of Alaska 19:28 - The story of Levi Strauss 24:16 - The Ku Klux Klan 28:53 - What is Jewish life in the American West like now? 30:00 - How can people who are not Jewish help tackle antisemitism? 31:47 - Final words _______________________________________________________________ See other episodes of Podcast Against Antisemitism here: https://bit.ly/3GHnxPo Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org. Campaign Against Antisemitism is a volunteer-led, UK-based charity dedicated to countering antisemitism through education and zero-tolerance enforcement of the law. Learn about us at antisemitism.org CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIALS Twitter: https://twitter.com/antisemitism Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/campaignagai... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/campaignaga...